By Tristram Korten August 31, 2000

Standing in a courtroom late last week, prominent businessman Manuel Diaz handed over to his lawyer his tie, gold watch, and belt. A bailiff then quietly cinched tight the handcuffs and escorted his charge to the county jail for booking. Only then were investigators from the Miami-Dade Police Department's public-corruption unit able to breathe their... More >>>

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Manuel Diaz relinquishes his tie, belt, and watch before being hauled off to jail on grand theft charges